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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Prevention of business difficulties, ad hoc mandates and conciliation procedures

Article L611-11

…right before all other claims, in accordance with the ranking provided for in II of article L. 622-17 and in I of article L. 643-8. Persons who provide, within the same framework , a new good or serv…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Manufacturing and wholesale distribution.

Article L5124-9-1

…cinal products ; 2° When these activities concern advanced therapy medicinal products as defined in 17° of Article L. 5121-1 and advanced therapy medicinal products as defined in Article 2 of Regulati…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Budgets and accounts

Article L71-111-15

…he Assembly of French Guyana who so request, under the conditions provided for in l'article L. 4132-17, as well as to any interested person, under the conditions provided for in Article L. 4132-16.Tra…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Operational implementation within the department (R)

Article R1424-44

…call reception systems of the police and gendarmerie services responsible for the emergency number 17.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Société d'exercice libéral de pharmaciens d'officine.

Article R5125-18

…fficine other than the one within which he practises. Subject to the ceiling set by article L. 5125-17-1, an assistant pharmacist of a pharmacy may only hold direct shareholdings in the private practi…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to establishments organising underwater diving using air, oxygen or mixtures other than air

Article A322-72

…of of PN-C or PTH-120 qualifications corresponding to the mixes used in accordance with Annexes III-17 a and III-18 a.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L2111-3-1

…pplication of 4° of article L. 2111-1 and article L. 2111-2 of this code, as well as article L. 421-17-1 of the code de l'action sociale et des familles, the president of the departmental council orga…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Communication media and exchanges of information

Article R2332-18

…ss by electronic means to the tools and devices mentioned in the first paragraph of Article R. 2332-17 from the date of publication of the call for tenders or, in the absence of such a notice, from th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Wines and ciders

Article 434

…roducts that do not meet the definition given, for wine, by Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 of 17 May 1999, for other drinks by the decrees in the Council of State taken for the application of Ar…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Undercover procedures, sound recordings and images of certain places or vehicles

Article D15-1-1

…cisions of the President of the Paris Judicial Court taken pursuant to the aforementioned decree of 17 March 2014.

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